from datetime import datetime
import os
from apscheduler.schedulers.blocking import BlockingScheduler


def tick():
print('Tick! The time is: %s' % datetime.now())


if __name__ == '__main__':
scheduler = BlockingScheduler()
scheduler.add_job(tick, 'interval', seconds=3)
print('Press Ctrl+C to exit')

try:
scheduler.start()
except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
pass